Bad at Sports
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"Bad at Sports" is a weekly podcast about art and culture in Chicago
and across the globe. It is currently the only surviving program about the Chicago Art Scene. Previous publications included the New Art Examiner, and the PBS program Art Chicago. However, as an Internet broadcast, it has developed a large audience and has a monthly audience of over 26,000. Hosted by Richard Holland, Duncan MacKenzie
and Amanda Browder, it provides a ground-level view of the visual arts both locally in Chicago and in many foreign bureaus across the United States and World.
Hosts:
Duncan MacKenzie
Richard Holland
Operations Manager:
Christopher Hudgens
Correspondents:
Amanda Browder
Brian Andrews
Mark Staff Brandl
Kathryn Born
Mike Benedetto
Stephanie Burke
Launched in August 2005, the group has produced over 200 weekly programs. The show often features an interview with an artist, curator or art organizer of note and occasionally reviews of exhibitions, books and films. A partial list of guests appears below, a more complete list can be found on the Bad at Sports website.
Britton Bertran,
Thomas Blackman,
Mark Booth,
Mark Staff Brandl
,
Chicago Artists Resources,
Wendy Cooper,
Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery,
DJ Spooky
,
Cecelia Edefalk,
Anthony Elms,
Tony Fitzpatrick,
Michelle Grabner,
Rodney Graham
Brian Holmes,
Wesley Kimler
,
Paul Klein,
Edward Lifson,
Lou Mallozzi,
Dominic Molon,
Raymond Pettibon
,
Lane Relyea,
James Rondeau,
Alison Ruttan,
Scott Speh,
Shannon Stratton and the ThreeWalls Residency,
Temporary Services
Philip von Zweck,
Jeff Wall
,
Edward Winkleman,
Michael Workman,
James Yood
2008 - Time Out Chicago named Bad at Sports one of the best Chicago productions.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and across the globe. It is currently the only surviving program about the Chicago Art Scene. Previous publications included the New Art Examiner, and the PBS program Art Chicago. However, as an Internet broadcast, it has developed a large audience and has a monthly audience of over 26,000. Hosted by Richard Holland, Duncan MacKenzie
Duncan Mackenzie
Duncan Mackenzie was a Scottish archaeologist, whose work focused on one of the more spectacular 20th century archaeological finds, Crete's palace of Knossos, the supposed centre of Minoan civilisation....
and Amanda Browder, it provides a ground-level view of the visual arts both locally in Chicago and in many foreign bureaus across the United States and World.
Hosts:
Duncan MacKenzie
Duncan Mackenzie
Duncan Mackenzie was a Scottish archaeologist, whose work focused on one of the more spectacular 20th century archaeological finds, Crete's palace of Knossos, the supposed centre of Minoan civilisation....
Richard Holland
Richard Holland
Richard Holland or Richard de Holande , Scottish writer, author of the Buke of the Howlat, was secretary or chaplain to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray and rector of Halkirk, near Thurso....
Operations Manager:
Christopher Hudgens
Christopher Hudgens
Christopher Hudgens is a noted American-born artist working in Chicago, IL.-History:Raised in Bacliff, Texas for ten years and later moved to three cities in North Carolina, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL Carbondale, IL, & Detroit, MI. His work has been largely shown in Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO &...
Correspondents:
Amanda Browder
Brian Andrews
Mark Staff Brandl
Mark Staff Brandl
Mark Staff Brandl is an American-born artist, art historian and art critic now living primarily in Switzerland.-History:...
Kathryn Born
Mike Benedetto
Stephanie Burke
Launched in August 2005, the group has produced over 200 weekly programs. The show often features an interview with an artist, curator or art organizer of note and occasionally reviews of exhibitions, books and films. A partial list of guests appears below, a more complete list can be found on the Bad at Sports website.
Interviewed
Liz Armstrong,Britton Bertran,
Thomas Blackman,
Mark Booth,
Mark Staff Brandl
Mark Staff Brandl
Mark Staff Brandl is an American-born artist, art historian and art critic now living primarily in Switzerland.-History:...
,
Chicago Artists Resources,
Wendy Cooper,
Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery,
DJ Spooky
DJ Spooky
Paul D. Miller , known by his stage name DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics or his fans as "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntablist, a producer, a philosopher, and an author...
,
Cecelia Edefalk,
Anthony Elms,
Tony Fitzpatrick,
Michelle Grabner,
Rodney Graham
Rodney Graham
Rodney Graham is an artist and musician born in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He is most often associated with the Vancouver School...
Brian Holmes,
Wesley Kimler
Wesley Kimler
Wesley Kimler an American artist based in Chicago, Illinois, is known for his colossal paintings, up to 15 feet high and 27 feet wide...
,
Paul Klein,
Edward Lifson,
Lou Mallozzi,
Dominic Molon,
Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon is an American artist who currently lives and works in Venice Beach, California.-Early life:...
,
Lane Relyea,
James Rondeau,
Alison Ruttan,
Scott Speh,
Shannon Stratton and the ThreeWalls Residency,
Temporary Services
Philip von Zweck,
Jeff Wall
Jeff Wall
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wall, OC, RSA is a Canadian artist best known for his large-scale back-lit cibachrome photographs and art-historical writing. Wall has been a key figure in Vancouver's art scene since the early-1970s...
,
Edward Winkleman,
Michael Workman,
James Yood
Awards
2008 - Chicago Magazine showcased Bad at Sports as one of the top Chicago based websites.2008 - Time Out Chicago named Bad at Sports one of the best Chicago productions.